Kremlin Aspires to Greater Role in Asia-Pacific
10 September 2012
Top government figures and delegates at an Asia-Pacific forum in this formerly backwater naval outpost found "Spartan but commendable" conditions at an island venue here that wasn't their usual five-star hotels, President Vladimir Putin said Sunday.
Clinton Confirms Chance of Trade Deal This Month
10 September 2012
The U.S. Congress may upgrade trade relations with Russia this month, a key part of the Obama administration's effort to bolster ties with Moscow and open the Russian market to more U.S. companies, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Saturday.
China, Russia Sound Alarm on World Economy
10 September 2012
China and Russia sounded the alarm about the state of the global economy at a summit on Saturday and urged Asian-Pacific countries to protect themselves by forging deeper regional economic ties.
APEC Veteran Hoped for More Detail
11 September 2012
Before leaving for last week's Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Vladivostok, Dow Chemical Company executive Pat Dawson had to check a map.
Sechin Takes Time-Out on TNK-BP
07 September 2012
Rosneft has taken a time-out in talks on acquiring a stake in TNK-BP to avoid falling foul of a shareholder's agreement between its current owners, Rosneft chief executive Igor Sechin said Thursday.
Putin Says WTO a Factor in APEC Talks
07 September 2012
President Vladimir Putin, who hosts an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Russia's east coast city of Vladivostok this weekend, said the talks should take into account "new realities such as Russia's accession to the World Trade Organization."
Russia-China Fund Plans Timber Investment
06 September 2012
A Russia-China fund will at the APEC summit announce its first deal, in which it plans to invest several hundred million dollars in a timber company, Russian Direct Investment Fund general director Kirill Dmitriev said.
